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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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